# You know what? I am tired as heck of everyone hating on Back to the Future III **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405 "2010-03-31T01:18:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/21 "2010-03-31T23:16:21Z")
How much more awesome it might have been if Ronald Reagan had played the Mayor of 1885 Hill Valley, as he was apparently seriously considered. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/22 "2010-04-01T00:34:01Z")
> [@Short\_Guy](#): > > Part III is my absolute favourite, as well. I never understood why so many people like it least. Although, looking at this thread, I wonder where those people are all of a sudden. I agree. I think III is the best one. I love when Marty and Doc switch lines: \*\*Marty: Great Scott! Doc: I know, this is getting heavy!\*\* ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/23 "2010-04-01T00:47:03Z")
When the sequels first came out, it was Part II that people didn’t like (though I thought it was great). When Part III appeared, everyone loved it, as it was a fun take on the old west. As time has gone on, the hate for Part II has disappeared, because the trilogy as a whole stands up really well, and is a fun ride from beginning to end. Part II used to be my favourite, but now I prefer Part III. It has a nicer pace to it, and some sweeter moments. The train sequence is a tad too long, and the urgency is no longer necessary now that Buford has been defeated, but otherwise I like it lots. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/24 "2010-04-01T00:52:31Z")
Have we established whether anyone even hates on this movie in the first place? False premise or no? ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/25 "2010-04-01T01:06:46Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > As time has gone on, the hate for Part II has disappeared, because the trilogy as a whole stands up really well, and is a fun ride from beginning to end. Really? I know quite a few people who dislike Part II, at least the first half of it. And honestly, when I watch it, I skip past the “future” part of it and go straight for the return to Bizarro 1985. I love the trilogy as a whole, but the first half of part II is kind of a drag. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/26 "2010-04-01T12:05:36Z")
Awesome lines from Part III: \*\*Patron (About Doc): “How much has he had to drink?” Bartender: “None… he’s just been holding that one all night.”\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/27 "2010-04-01T13:31:28Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Here’s the problem with Part II. The problem with Marty’s kids? Somethings gotta be done about his kids! Yuh, turned out to be nothing to wait 5 years for in between films. I won’t even say it was contrived, more like painfully obvious they couldn’t come up with a good idea about some mess for his kids to be in. We don’t even get any details either. Just some hand-waving about refusing Griff’s offer. Bwah? So what. It was like they just wanted to get that part of the story out of the way, so they could move on to more interesting prospects. The future was really over the top and campy. It was fun the first time I saw it when I was 17, but it just doesn’t hold up now. The problem with Marty and jennifer’s kids is that due to his accident racing with needles Marty had given up on life and Marty Jr. was turning out to be George McFly II. They originally went back to stop Marty II from joining Griff’s gang in some hiest that Marty Jr. would end up taking the fall for. That gets changed when the gang chases Marty 1 around the square again and gets busted for crashing into the court house. In the process of stopping that Marty caused the problems with Biff getting ahold of the sports almanac and the DeLorean. yes. Yes I have seen these too many times. Why? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/28 "2010-04-01T13:39:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Have we established whether anyone even hates on this movie in the first place? > > False premise or no? I never liked it, but then I’m really not into the Old West. I loved Part II–partly for all the cool meta stuff but also because I thought that their vision of what the “future” would look like was really funny. Overall, I’m not sure which I prefer, one or two. Definitely not three, though. **Death of Rats** , I don’t think he was confused about that. Just that he was saying that the problem was painfully contrived. I mean, it is sort of lame. Is the kid suddenly going to man up now? I mean…why this one tiny little incident? ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405/29 "2010-04-01T13:51:24Z")
BTTF III was one of the first movies I saw at the theater (it’s hard to believe that it’s coming up on its 20th anniversary). I thought it was friggin’ awesome and rated it as my favorite movie ever. Today I prefer BTTF I, but III still hold up pretty well. Yeah the ending is kind of lame, but as others have mentioned it has a good, nicely paced story, some great lines and the awesome train sequence. As for II, there are too many inconsistencies and in retrospect the future tech is way campy. And as others have mentioned the Elisabeth Shue character and the Marty’s kids storyline just seemed shoehorned in. It’s still an entertaining movie, but lacks the charisma and clever plotting of the original. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-i-am-tired-as-heck-of-everyone-hating-on-back-to-the-future-iii/534405.md?page=1)